Joomla 3

In this tutorial, we will review two new module features released in Joomla 3.2: access control and easy editing. Module Permissions New in Joomla 3.2 is access control for modules. In prior versions of Joomla, the Module Manager tool in the backend dashboard did not include a Module Permissions tab. In Joomla 3.2, you can Read More >

Much like Joomla 2.5, the Joomla 3.x series includes a template editor available within the admin dashboard. The template editor allows you to edit your template directly within your browser. This is helpful and sometimes more efficient than editing files using ftp or another method. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps Read More >

We’ve already seen that the admin user experience has been updated and improved with the release of Joomla 3.2. Similar to these backend changes, the Joomla template system has been given an update as well. In Joomla 3.2 we see newer versions of jQuery and Bootstrap being used, as well as the addition of jQuery Read More >

For Joomla 3.2, the Joomla User Experience Team focused on improving the user experience for Joomla site administrators. In this article, we will outline several of the user experience changes in Joomla 3.2. There is also a great video walk through of these new features on YouTube. In this tutorial: Dashboard Article Manager Article Editor Read More >

In this tutorial: Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.1 Joomla 3.2 The Joomla App Store is a new feature introduced in Joomla 3.2. This feature allows you to download and install Joomla extensions directly from your Joomla dashboard – which is a big time saver. Prior to this feature, you would need to search the web for Read More >

In this tutorial: Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.1 Joomla 3.2 Joomla 3.0 / Joomla 3.1 Version control was not introduced until Joomla 3.2. Joomla 3.2 A new feature in Joomla 3.2 is version control. This tool allows you to save previous versions of your articles, and also allows you to revert to any previous version at Read More >

It is simple to upgrade your Joomla 3.0 to 3.1. Within Softaculous, you can upgrade to 3.1 with a one-click upgrade. You can also run a Joomla 3.0 upgrade within the Joomla “Update” component. If you want to get the new features and newest security fixes, you will need to upgrade. Joomla Developers will continue Read More >

When performing tasks such as troubleshooting or moving the database, you may need to know the exact name of your Joomla 3.0 installation. While installing Joomla 3.0 with the Sofataculous installer tool, a database name is automatically suggested and created, most people do not write that information down for later use. This article will guide Read More >

The Joomla Search component allows you to do two things – view statistics about what people are searching for on your site and customize the available search settings. In this tutorial, we’ll cover both of these topics, starting first with search statistics. Search Statistics Search Options Search Statistics Enabling Gathering of Search Statistics When you Read More >

The Joomla 3.0 Newsfeed component allows you to show RSS feeds on your site. Besides using the Newsfeed component, you can also use the Feed Display module to show RSS feeds. The first part of this tutorial covers using the Newsfeed component, and the latter part of this guide will cover the Feed Display module. Read More >

This guide will show you how to send, read, and configure the messaging component in Joomla. Joomla 3.0 includes a component called Messaging. This Messaging extension allows site Administrators and Super Users to send and receive private messages from within the Joomla administrative dashboard. How to send a New Private Message Log into your Joomla Read More >

When you are using the Joomla Contacts Component, the search feature on your site will allow you to search through your contacts. For example, we have a contact named Student A and Student B. As you can see in the screenshot to the right, searching our site for student brings back both of these contacts Read More >

Question: How do I setup captcha for contact forms created by the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0? Answer: Configure the global captcha setting in Joomla By default, there does not appear to be any settings within the Joomla 3.0 Contacts Component that deal with captcha setup. If you want to setup captcha for your contact Read More >

In our previous tutorial we showed you how contact forms work in Joomla 3.0. One of the points that we mentioned is that when you submit the form, the page reloads and shows the user a confirmation message that the form was submitted. You have the option to configure what URL is shown after the Read More >

If you’ve been following our tutorial series on using the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0, then you’re now ready to review how the actual contact form works. The contact form was created when we setup a Contacts menu item (which we did in our last tutorial). Form Values The contact form by default contains the Read More >

After creating new contact categories and new contacts within the Joomla 3.0 Contacts Component, you are now ready to create new Menu Items for this component. Creating a Contacts Menu Item Log into your Joomla 3.0 admin dashboard In the top menu, click Menus, hover over the menu you wish to add a new link Read More >

It is easy to create a new contact within the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0. Here are the steps: Creating a new Contact Log into your Joomla 3.0 admin dashboard In the top menu, click Components, hover over Contacts, and then click Contacts In the top left of the page, click the New button There Read More >

In this Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we are going to show you how to create a new Category within the Contacts module. Log into your Joomla 3.0 admin dashboard In the top menu, click Components, hover over Contacts, and then click Categories In the top left of the page, click New Fill out the details on Read More >

As we dive deeper into another tutorial about using banners in Joomla, we will now teach you how to show your banners side by side. By default, banners are shown in div tags, which by default are block elements. Our goal in this tutorial is to turn them into inline elements instead. Does this CSS Read More >

As we continue to learn about the Joomla 3.0 banners component, our next topic of discussion is rotating banners. When you create a banner module, you can specify how many banners you would like to show. Let’s say you have 3 banners and you want all to show, your banners will appear vertically, as in Read More >